For all the criticism of the Bush administration's confused response to Hurricane Katrina, at least two federal agencies got it right: the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center.
And these are the same two organizations that Rick Santorum wants to dismantle because they compete with private forecasting companies. (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/epaper/2005/04/21/m1a_wx_0421.html) Yep, that's right, let's put those public dollars where they belong, in the pockets of people like Santorum and W's cronies. |